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A Raceland man died Wednesday evening in Lafourche Parish when his vehicle struck a tree off Louisiana Highway 182 near Bayou Folse Road. Percy Hills, 44, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his 2008 Chevrolet Malibu around 9 p.m. after failing to navigate a curve in the road. Louisiana State Police are investigating the accident and toxicology tests are pending. Paramedics transported Hills to St. Anne General Hospital, in Raceland, where he died of his injuries.

Seven people were injured -- two of those suffering life-threatening injuries -- in a three-car crash on Branch Avenue at Allentown Road in Prince George's County Saturday night. Most of the injured appeared to be in their teens or early 20s, a fire department spokesman tweeted. One victim was middle-aged. Southbound Branch Avenue was closed during the rescue efforts, which included flying three of the injured to trauma centers. Many of the injured appeared to have been ejected from their vehicles. There was no immediate information about the cause of the accident.

A man was killed after police say he was ejected from a vehicle that slammed into a SEPTA station in South Philadelphia. Police say the 54-year-old man was speeding eastbound on Oregon Avenue around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, made a left turn onto Broad Street and then lost control of his vehicle. The man’s vehicle went over the median and smashed into the Oregon SEPTA Station, ejecting him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say the crash caused heavy damage to the car but minimum damage to the building. No one else was inside the car at the time and no one else was hurt.

Authorities are investigating the death of a 21-year-old Dauphin County man who was ejected from his vehicle following a crash on Route 43 in Union Saturday. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Garrick Lackey of Middlestown. A spokesman said the fatal accident happened at 8:14 p.m. The man died at 9:35 p.m. at Jefferson Regional Medical Center.